VH-FNJ Fokker F28-0100

VH-FNJ. Fokker F28-0100. c/n 11489.

Was also registered as: G-BVJA.

The fuselage was stored at Schiphol after construction as 'Export Airframe B6' - ?

The temporary export registration 'E-1329 / PH-EZE' was applied to the aircraft - December 24, 1993

The temporary export registration 'E-1329 / PH-EZE' was reserved by Fokker Aircraft B.V. - December 28, 1993

First flown as 'PH-EZE' in BMA livery - April 14, 1994

The temporary export registration 'E-1329/PH-EZE' was removed from the aircraft - April 22, 1994

It was cleared for export to the United Kingdom - April 22, 1994

Entered onto the British Aircraft Register as G-BVJA (CofR G-BVJA/R1) - April 22, 1994

Accepted by British Midland Airways at Amsterdam (Schiphol) - April 22, 1994

Ferried Amsterdam (Schiphol) - East Midland on delivery to BMA as BMA9911 - April 25, 1994

Operated its first revenue service London (Gatwick) - Teeside - May 01, 1994

Sold to Skywest Airlines Ltd - April 27, 2004

Cancelled from the British Aircraft Register - April 27, 2004

Entered onto the Australian Aircraft Register as VH-FNJ - April 28, 2004

Registered to Skywest Airlines, Perth

It arrived at Perth on completion of its ferry flight by Southern Cross Aviation as SXA421 - April 30, 2004

Ferry route: East Midlands - Corfu - Beirut - Al Ain - Colombo - Cocos Islands - Perth

Operated its first revenue service Perth - Karratha - Port Headland - Perth as XR25 - May 10, 2004

Operated the inaugural Skywest Port Headland - Denpasar service as XR211 - May 15, 2004

Registered to F100 Pty Ltd - January 12, 2007

Leased to Skywest Airlines (Australia) Pty Ltd as the registered operator

Virgin Australia announced its intention to acquire Skywest Airlines - October 30, 2012

Virgin Australia finalised the acquisition of Skywest Airlines - April 11, 2013

Operated its last service in Skywest livery Broome - Perth as VA9812 - September 19, 2013

Leased to Virgin Australia Regional Airlines as the registered operator - September 19, 2013

Ferried Perth - Alice Springs - Townsville for repainting into Virgin Australia livery as VOZ9950 - September 20, 2013

Ferried Townsville (08:16 local) - Alice Springs - Perth (12:20 local) in the new livery as VOZ9951 - October 05, 2013

Aircraft iwas named 'Talbot Bay'

Returned to service - ?

Current with Virgin Australia Airlines

G-BVJA. British Midland - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 1999.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-307.)

G-BVJA. British Midland - in the standard livery at an unknown airport, July 2003.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-308.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 2004.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1995-148.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 2004.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1995-149.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 2004.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1995-150.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 2004.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1995-158.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, June 2005.

(G. Wood Copyright Image 1995-157.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Darwin Airport, August 2008.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-283.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, January 16, 2009.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-150.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, January 12, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-148.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 16, 2011.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-149.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, January 13, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-477.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, May 30, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-438.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Perth Airport, August 30, 2012.

(M. Lynam Copyright Image 1995-444.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, August 18, 2012.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-476.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, January 12, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1995-422.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, January 12, 2013.

(R. N. Smith Collection Copyright Image 1996-147.)

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 12, 2013.

VH-FNJ. Skywest - in the standard livery at Geraldton Airport, February 17, 2013.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 11, 2013.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, October 12, 2013.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, July 22, 2018.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 21, 2018.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 02, 2018.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, September 20, 2018.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, November 23, 2018.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, February 01, 2019.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Adelaide West Beach Airport, August 13, 2019.

VH-FNJ. Virgin Australia - 'Talbot Bay' in the standard livery at Melbourne Tullamarine Airport, October 27, 2019.